Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-17
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WASHINGTON, January Gth-Meager re-
ports have been received here OF the action
of the Democratic caucus at Sacramento,
but the understanding is that eleven Dem
ocrats did not attend the meeting which
nominated Hearst, sufficient number act
ing with the Republicans at least to elect
some other Democrat. The interest felt in
the subject by Senators and Representa-
tives is intense. Reports that the present
Legislature was captured by corrupt
means are widely circulated, and will
injure Hearst should the Democrats
elect him. 1t is TO be presumed,
in view of Edmunds' statements,
that no Senator elected by the present
Legislature, excluding hold-over Senators,
will get his seat without contest. If
charges of bribery are to be included
Hearsts chances of representing the State
for six years are visibly diminished
There is some talk among members of the
California delegation OF the election of
Republican Senator b. an organization of
the Legislature in which the hold-overs
shall occupy seats, and leaving TO the Sen
ate the determination OF the question of
which is entitled to recognition.
Only Fifteen Millions.
COLUMBUS (O) January 16th-The Ohio
State Legislature has adopted joint reso-
luton requesting our Senators and Con-
gressmen to urge the passage of the bill
introduced by Congressman Price of Wis
consin, which would refund to the North
ern States the amounts paid by them on
the direct war tax assessed August S, 1861.
and would relieve the Southern States of
the proportions assessed against them, and
still unpaid. The amount of the appropri-
alton to carry this into effect would not ex-
ceed Sl5,000,0 600.
Looking to California.
New YORK, January 16th.-In an edito-
rial notice of San Francisco report on the
dried fruit and mt crop of California, the
Sun saws that the work done last year in
this field certainly justifies the prediction
that we shall in no distant future look TO
that State alone for our supply of luxuries
hitherto obtained exclusively by importa-
ton.
Proposed Miners Consolidation.
PHILADELPHIA, January 16th.-The Press
tomorrow will say: A gigantic scheme for
general organization OF all coal miners
and mine laborers in the United States
under one banner is now being accom-
plished by the Knights OF Labor. 1t will be
the most powerful and far-extending asso-
citation OF miners ever known in the coun-
try, and is expected eventually to absorb
and supersede the present organizations
among that class Of workmeD. The pur-
pose in view of the organization is not an
immediate demand for higher wages, or
shorter hours, but to establish mutual
understanding for concerted action in other
directions.
Locomotive Firsmen.
SCRANTON (Pa J, January 16th.-A large
meeting OF the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen was held here to day. Dele
gates were present from nearly every lodge
in the United States. Frank 2. Sargent,
of Terre Haute, Ind, made an address on
the principles of the Order. The motto of
the organization, he said, was q protection,
charity, sobriety and industry" the Broth
erhood was organized in Port Jervis, n. j..
in December, 1888. At the present time
there are $40 subordinate lodges, with a
membership of LOO firemen.
The Union Iron Works Contract.
WAsBrseroN, January l6ih.-The Sun
day Capitol says: Irving NJ. Scott, of the
Union Iron Works, of San Francisco, COM
pleted yesterday all arrangements for the
contract for the cruiser he is to build for
the Government and will leave this morn
ing for Birmingham, Ala, where he goes
to investigate the prices of iron. Scott has
spent nearly year in perfecting the con-